Military/Defense News

Air Force Boss Wants Clean-Sheet Fighter That’s Less Advanced Than F-35 To Replace F-16

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Early Experiments are Proving Out Tank-Free Marine Corps Concept

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Coast Guard rescues three stranded on island for 33 days

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Cutters Interdict 3 Suspected Smuggling Vessels, $156M of Cocaine in Eastern Pacific

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With the submarine threat on the rise, the US Navy looks to autonomous water sensor drones

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Troops Describe Night of Fire From Shadowy Iraqi Militants

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Today's D Brief: Biden takes world stage; NATO boosts Iraq force; New ICE priorities; Space lasers;

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02/20/2021 News & Commentary - National Security

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SOF News: Special Operations News Update – Tuesday February 16, 2021

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U.S. Army satellite to bring imagery directly to troops on the ground

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The Navy Wants To Get Rid Of Its Nearly Brand New Patrol Boats

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AF, Navy May Both Fly DARPA Missile Mothership

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Congress may revisit ‘cooling off’ period for retired military officers to serve as defense secretar

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Shooting, stabbing involving soldiers puts nightlife near Fort Bliss under scrutiny

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Space Lasers Will Revolutionize Military Communications, If They Work

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Army pursues spectrum tool to help keep post locations secret

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U.S. Army researchers takes new steps to create robotic mini-tank

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Missile Envy: Modernizing the US ICBM Force

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Today's D Brief: Biden takes world stage; NATO boosts Iraq force; New ICE priorities; Space lasers;

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6 Reasons Why the Battle of Iwo Jima Is So Important to Marines

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Living In The Deep

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Chinese Assessment of New U.S. Naval Strategy

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The Air Force Finally Has Its First New AT-6E Wolverine Light Attack Aircraft

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Air Force T-38 Trainer Jet Suffers Landing Gear Mishap; No Injuries Reported

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Bowe Bergdahl Suing to Overturn Court-Martial Bowe Bergdahl Suing to Overturn Court-Martial

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The Air Force Just Retired the First B-1B Bomber

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In Okinawa, the US Military Seeks a Base Built on the Bones of the War Dead

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31st MEU tests artificial intelligence sensing gear to help Marines, soldiers see invisible threats

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Family seeks answers to fatal shooting on Alaska training base used by Navy SEALs

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Today's D Brief: Thousands of troops passing up COVID shot; Russia’s fighter/drone pair; Austin’s N

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SOF News: Special Operations News Update – Tuesday February 16, 2021

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02/15/2021 News & Commentary - National Security

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NG Finished First Major Design Review For GBSD | DoS Approves Arms Sale To Egypt | Hamworthy Pumps W

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The Marine Corps' Urbanized Amphibious Future Domain

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IKE Carrier Strike Group Commands SEALs, Marine Missile Teams in First-of-a-Kind, Large-Scale Drill

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BREAKING: Air Force Chief to Order New Tactical Air Study

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More than a Test: Building a Better Army Fitness Culture

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Special Forces to build ‘influence artillery’ for online campaigns

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F-22 Raptors Could Soon Be Defending U.S. Aircraft Carriers

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For decades, mobile and Self-Propelled Army 155mm artillery cannons maxed out ranges at about 30-to-

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There’s a Big Problem Limiting US Interoperability with Allies: Here’s How to Fix It

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If America Splits Up, What Happens to the Nukes?

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Winter Weather Causes More Than a Dozen Military Bases to Close

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The Military Got One Order About Trump Supporters That Had All Hell Breaking Loose

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Biden administration won’t ‘prejudge’ attack on Iraq base amid Iran speculation

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As a Retired Black Naval Officer, I Believe the Push to Rename Ships Goes Too Far

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Hard Landing Caused $21 Million in Damage to Ramstein Cargo Plane, Air Force Finds

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Is the Department of Defense Making Enough Progress in Wargaming?

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Army Tests New Active Protection For Abrams, Bradley, AMPV & Stryker

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The U.S. Marines’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle Is a Beast

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U.S., Kurds Blame Iran for Deadly Irbil Attack Despite Tehran’s Denials: Sources

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The U.S. Army Chemical Corps: Past, Present, and Future

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What's the Navy's priority — petty rules, or preparing to fight?

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New Plane Key to Special Ops Vision for Africa, General Says

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Cutter Mohawk Returns to Key West after Interdicting $69 Million in Drugs

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A Black soldier’s heroism, overlooked in 1965, may finally be lauded in 2021

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Nellis airman wanted for criminal sexual misconduct and desertion nabbed at US-Canada border

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US Navy seizes large cache of smuggled weapons off Somalia

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Avoiding Collateral Damage on the Battlefield

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Iraq: Islamic group murders one, wounds eight in rocket attack on US base

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Nuclear Modernization under Competing Pressures

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Battlefield experts considering M1 Abrams main battle tank for command and control of unmanned vehic

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Dark Side of Delivery: The Growing Threat of Bioweapon Dissemination by Drones

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Today's D Brief: Deadly Iraq rocket attack; NATO may add troops in Afghanistan; ‘9/11-style’ inques

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An engine shortage is the newest problem to hit the F-35 enterprise

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Countering Global Kleptocracy: A New US Strategy for Fighting Authoritarian Corruption

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Former NSA director, retired top officers ask Supreme Court to declare military draft unconstitution

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‘Objective secured’ as Yorktown-based Marines train on taking back embassies from terrorists

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Disabled veterans advocate Richard Star has died, but his fight for concurrent receipt presses on

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Reports: U.S. spy plane, missile tracking ship deployed near North Korea

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91-Year-Old Navy Vet 'Amazed' to Be Reunited With Wallet He Lost in Antarctica 53 Years Ago

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A Vietnam-era disaster on a Navy aircraft carrier forever changed how US sailors learn to do damage

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The Air Force Built a Little Baby C-17

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The Marine Corps now has a physical training handbook for pregnant Marines

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This may be the most fearsome US Navy weapon in the Pacific

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Biden says US won’t lift sanctions to bring Iran to talks

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Trust in JBA security ‘eroded’ says base commander after gate breach, technology upgrades on the way

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China Supply Chain, Backdoor Money ‘Huge Priority’ For Biden Pentagon

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Female Marines Who Called Out the Corps Commend New Postpartum Policy

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National Guard UH-60 Black Hawks will keep flying despite fatal crashes, Army says

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The tiny tech lab that put AI on a spyplane has another secret project

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The Marines Broke Up With Their Tanks, and Now They're Single and Loving It

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02/15/2021 News & Commentary - National Security

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SERE specialists conquer the Arctic

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AIR FORCE MAJOR GENERAL CHRISTOPHER E. CRAIGE IS A PATHETIC FLAG-RANKING OFFICER – HE IS COMPLETELY

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The Chinese Navy Now Controls the Biggest Armada On Earth

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Keep the Pentagon’s “Anti-Extremism” Campaign Short and Discriminate

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The Merits and Perils of Containment: Assessing the American View of the Chinese Challenge

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The drone defense dilemma: How unmanned aircraft are redrawing battle lines

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Pave Hawks – New Combat Rescue Helicopter

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Today's D Brief: 300M vaccinated by summer?; Manila wants money; VP’s nuclear football; Hackable ea

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Army Prepares to Roll Out New Personnel System

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Costs Of Cruise Missile Defense May Top Benefits, Suggests CBO

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USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted for From World War II

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Female Marine Recruits Arrive at San Diego Boot Camp for Historic Coed Training

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Iranian-IRGC-Fake-Carrier-Update

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Retired 3- and 4-Star Generals Petition Court to Add Women to Draft Registration

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Biden Facing 'Serious Dilemmas' on Afghan Troop Withdrawal: US Official

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The Air Force Wants Throwable 'Micro-Robots' for Room Reconnaissance

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Will the U.S. Military Let AI Automate Defensive Weapons?

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